The Petersburg JFL will be sponsoring a lock-in for students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades on April 20th at PORTA High School.  The event will begin at 6:00pm and will conclude at 10:00pm.  Admission for the event will be $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

Activities for the evening include dodge ball, basketball, kickball, swimming, and movies to name a few.  There will be prize drawings at the end of the night as well as video game competitions throughout the evening.

Concessions will be available to purchase during the event with pizza, popcorn, candy and drinks available.

Anyone wishing to make a donation or volunteer to help with the evening should contact Mike Logsdon (mlogsdon@porta202.org) or James Bragg (jbragg@porta202.org) via email or by phone at 632-7781.

The Petersburg JFL organization is happy to announce that they are now selling HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets!   The tickets are $10 each and the buyer receives $10 worth of music or book downloads with their purchase.  In addition, the buyer receives a ticket which gives them a chance to win up to $1000 on the NCAA basketball tournament!  There is no basketball knowledge required to play because your teams are chosen for you at random.  Prizes (ranging from $1000 to $20) are awarded to the top 45 cards!  In addition, the four cards with the lowest total scores also receive cash prizes.  That is a total of 49 chances to win at least $20.  The JFL retains 70% of the money collected from the sale of these tickets so please know that your $10 purchase is going a long way toward benefitting our future Bluejays football players!!!

If you have questions or would like to purchase tickets, please contact Mike Logsdon at 971-4374 or via email at mlogsdon@porta202.org.

Registration for the Petersburg Junior Football teams will be conducted Thursday February 16 from 5:00-8:00pm and Friday morning February 17 from 8:00-12:00.  This registration will be held at PORTA Central in conjunction with parent/teacher conferences.

Registration is open to all PORTA and AC Central students entering grades 4-6 next school year.  This will be a youth tackle football program with games against teams from other communities in central Illinois.  There will be three separate Petersburg teams, one at each of the three grade levels.  The season will begin in August.

Registration fee for the season is $125.  A non-refundable deposit of  $25 is due at the time of registration with the balance due on or before June 15.  The fee will cover all equipment needed by the player with the exception of shoes.  At the conclusion of the season, all players who return all issued equipment on time will receive $25 of the registration fee back.

Anyone with questions about registration, or the Petersburg Junior Football program, may contact Rich McMahan at PORTA High School (632-3216) or Mike Logsdon at PORTA Central (632-7781).